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as in to out
to drive or force out
the dog often ran off cats and other animals that had intruded upon his owner's property
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as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
their rebellious daughter's run off because she was disciplined again
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as in to retreat
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
the mouse ran off as soon as it saw us
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as in fresh
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Recent Examples of run off
Simon Hill, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
The lemmings may have run off a cliff with their investments, but for those paying attention, the real AI revolution is just beginning.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
McConnell feared this would hurt Republicans in two Georgia runoffs and cost them the Senate majority.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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There’s a Gore-Tex vent at the bottom to allow condensation to run off and a grounding screw to keep it safe from lightning strikes.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 23 Oct. 2024
The lemmings may have run off a cliff with their investments, but for those paying attention, the real AI revolution is just beginning.
—Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
The Democrats had lost seats in the House even while maintaining a narrow majority, and got to fifty votes in the Senate only after two runoff elections in Georgia broke their way.
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
McConnell feared this would hurt Republicans in two Georgia runoffs and cost them the Senate majority.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
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Eddie and Venom are fugitives on the run, outed from the big finale fight in Venom: Let There Be Carnage.Sean Piccoli, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
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While Taylor looks stressed, the conversation is interrupted by Jennifer's return from being missing in action after her fight with Zac about the women's Chippendale outing the night before.Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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Firefighters rescued one person who was trapped and assisted others in escaping the building.Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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His intent was to escape his hectic Hollywood lifestyle and show the world the path to sustainability.Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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Seasoned diplomats worry that retreating from that posture would enable autocrats around the world, including Vladimir Putin and his aims of Russian expansionism.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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The crowds had retreated to their cabins and RVs, the click of cameras replaced by the trill of crickets.Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Maintenance can also be time- and budget-intensive to keep the foxy-red color fresh.Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 28 Sep. 2024
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Paper towels are the secret weapon to keeping produce fresh So don’t be ashamed of paper towel use.Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
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His win completes one of the most remarkable comebacks in political history, just four years after voters ejected him from the office.Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Jon — who kicked off his time at the studio by sending a company plane filled with flowers to court supermodel Vendela — was the first to be ejected, at Peter’s behest, in 1991.Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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In late September, Hamza had reluctantly fled his village, a few miles from the border with Israel.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Both suspects then fled toward a car driven by a third man.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Two and a half feet of rain beat down upon the face of the San Gabriels, wiping out the rustic resorts wedged into the canyons, and chuting runoff waters down onto the plain along ancient dry rivulets and freshets and canyons that Angelenos had forgotten or never known about.Patt MorrisonColumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
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The Hudson River had a little current, fed by freshets from upstream with local rains, and melting snow farther up, in the Adirondacks.Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2020
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“Run off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/run%20off. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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